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Case Western Reserve University Athletics
Case Western Reserve University Athletics

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The Spartans kickoff against Washington & Jefferson
Tim Phillis
35
Winner Wash. & Jeff. WJC 2-1 , 1-0
7
CWRU CWR 2-1 , 0-1
Winner
Wash. & Jeff. WJC
2-1 , 1-0
35
Final
7
CWRU CWR
2-1 , 0-1
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
WJC Wash. & Jeff. 7 14 14 0 35
CWR CWRU 0 0 0 7 7

Game Recap: Football |

CWRU Drops First Game of 2026, Falling to W&J on Saturday

The Case Western Reserve University football team (2-1, 0-1 PAC) dropped its first game of the 2026 campaign, falling to the Washington & Jefferson College Presidents (2-1, 1-0 PAC) 35-7 on Saturday night at DiSanto Field.

Stats and Standouts

  • Junior Andy Kavcic led the CWRU offense for the second week in a row, carrying the ball 21 times for 162 yards and a touchdown, while catching three passes for 45 yards.

  • Senior linebacker Michael Gevaudan led the Spartans with a career-high six tackles (four solo) and 1.5 tackles for loss.

  • Junior linebacker Tim Gonakis added four tackles (two solo) with half a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss.

  • CWRU's defense held Washington & Jefferson to just 48 yards passing, but struggled to contain the running game, yielding 341 yards on the ground to the Presidents.

First Quarter

  • Andy Kavcic highlighted the Spartans' first drive of the game with a 33-yard catch that put the ball inside the Presidents' 30-yard line, but CWRU could not get points on the board.

  • The Presidents capitalized on a CWRU fumble, getting possession at the Spartans' four-yard line and scoring a play later on a run to take a 7-0 lead with 5:20 to play in the period.

Second Quarter

  • The Spartans drove to the Washington & Jefferson three-yard line early in the second quarter, but an interception in the endzone cost CWRU a chance to get on the board.

  • On the ensuing drive, Andrew Sharp ran for a 43-yard touchdown to increase the Washington & Jefferson lead to 14-0 with 11:52 left in the half.

  • Sharp added his third touchdown of the first half, scoring from 21 yards out with 4:16 on the clock to give the Presidents a three-touchdown lead heading into halftime.

Third Quarter

  • The Presidents tacked on a pair of long rushing touchdowns in the third quarter to grow their lead to 35-0 by the end of the period.

Fourth Quarter

  • The Spartans were finally able to break through against the Presidents' defense in the fourth quarter, as senior quarterback Pierce Olsen led a 16-play, 80-yard drive, capped off by a 14-yard rushing touchdown by Kavcic with 6:07 to play in the game.

Spartan Notes

  • Andy Kavcic notched his second-consecutive 100-yard rushing effort. He now has 490 rushing yards through the first three games of the season to go along with 146 receiving yards.

  • Kavcic's fourth-quarter touchdown extended the Spartans' streak to 117 consecutive games without being shut out.

  • The Spartans fell to 10-16 all-time against Washington & Jefferson following the loss, the team's fourth-consecutive setback to the Presidents.

Up Next

The Spartans will travel to New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, for a 1:00 p.m. PAC game against Westminster College on Saturday, October 3.

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